Local Students and Teacher Participate in National Leadership Conference in Reno, Nevada for Competition, Recognition, and Interaction with Industry
Twenty students attend National conference 15 return National Finalists/winners. Diane Stocker-Bendersky and Christy Garrett (BPA Advisors), and 20 students represented the Huron High School Chapter of Business Professionals of America and attended this prestigious national competition in Reno, Nevada during May 6-12, 2008.
Out of the 20 students who attended the National Leadership Conference, 15 students returned home as National Finalists that included a 1st place team win in Software Engineering, a 2nd place team win in Web Page Design, a 4th place team win in Financial Analyst, a 3rd place individual win in Digital Media Production, a 5th place individual win in Advance Office Systems and Procedures, a 7th place individual win in Medical Office Procedures, and a 9th place individual win in Fundamentals of XHTML.
List of National Winners
1st place Software Engineering Team (http://revcorp.syntaxers.com)
- Chi Feng – Team Leader
- Gilbert Bonilla-Cassel
- Daniel Yang
- Victoria Wu
2nd place Web Page Design Team (http://environmentandyou.info)
- Tabula Mbala-Nkanga – Team Leader
- Xinting Wang
- Tom Tang
- Cristian Adam
3rd place Digital Media Production
4th place Financial Analyst Team
- David Yang – Team Leader
- Michael Song
- Lanxin Liu
- Leeda Wang
5th place Advanced Office Systems & Procedures
7th place Medical Office Procedures
7th place Financial Math and Analysis
9th place Fundamentals of XHTML
Approximately 3,500 high school and 800 college students from throughout the United States participated in Business Professionals of America's 42nd National Leadership Conference. Activities included general sessions with keynote speakers, business meetings, leadership workshops, contests, software certification testing, election of national offices, and tours of the spectacular sights in Reno, Nevada.
Congratulations to the Huron High School Business Professionals of America Chapter and Teams!